Justice committee  I can give an example. In the United States, in Fort Lauderdale, if you go out to the LGBT community and you go out to a bar, you can walk into a van, walk out the other side and know your status before you even enter a nightclub. That's immediate rapid testing. I think it's in

Justice committee  I agree. The common thread is that we need to treat these all as public health issues and concerns, and develop a multi-faceted strategy that really starts to take this out of the shadows, shame and stigma, and puts it together to say we need to help to support vulnerable populat

Justice committee  Again we talk about what was mentioned by all the speakers, the modes of transmission. We know specifically, for example, the use of condoms virtually gives zero chance of transmission. We heard about oral sex as well. I think those are immediate things that we can do. We can mak

Justice committee  Yes, I think a lot of it comes back to the early origins when people thought this was a disease impacting gay men. I think we still largely deal with much of that stigma surrounding this and have to look at the role of homophobia through our courts, through our Criminal Code. Tha

Justice committee  First, the Alberta example would be that the solicitor general needs to come out with a public statement reiterating support for the Attorney General's commitments regarding the prosecution of persons living with HIV and non-disclosure. Secondly, I think we need to have training

Justice committee  Not directly, to my knowledge.

Justice committee  Absolutely. I think it's not only useful but it's desperately needed.

Justice committee  Yes.

Justice committee  Yes.

Justice committee  Yes.

Justice committee  Yes.

Justice committee  As was mentioned by all of us, I think, the directive is an important first step but it needs to go further. I think it's really important, as was mentioned, that we consult directly with the communities that are impacted, with those living with HIV. With the directive, I think

Justice committee  I think the federal directive, as others have said, still needs some work. It needs some areas of particular clarity. I think that's where you want to particularly involve the legal experts, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, who have some specific recommendations. I think a bi

Justice committee  Yes...and looking again, consulting with those communities impacted and consulting with the legal experts who particularly work in the area of HIV non-disclosure. We want to look at other particular tools. I'm not going to make those suggestions myself as that isn't my area of ex

Justice committee  Thank you. Good morning. My name is Dr. Kristopher Wells and I'm an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health and Community Studies at MacEwan University, which is located in Edmonton. The focus of my research, teaching and scholarship centres on sexual and gender minority—o